On this week’s Economist/YouGov poll:

Plus polling on tariffs, ICE funding, Graham Platner, wealth inequality, and the share of Americans who could make an emergency $1,000 payment.

  • 47% of Americans think tariffs on foreign goods imported into the U.S. should be decreased, while only 10% think they should be increased
  • 48% of Americans strongly or somewhat disapprove of a Senate bill to provide $70 billion in funding for the Border Patrol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, while 38% approve
  • Democrats' views of Senate candidate Graham Platner have worsened in recent days: His net favorability among Democrats fell to +6 on this week's poll from +16 on a June 2 - 5 poll
  • Platner's net favorability among all Americans is -11, which is only slightly higher than his opponent Susan Collins' rating of -14. Most don't have an opinion of Platner (60%) and about half (52%) don't of Collins
  • 64% of Americans consider the current moment to be a significant turning point in American politics; 15% think the current moment is not too significant
  • 53% of Americans think the federal government should pursue policies that try to reduce the gap in wealth between the richest and poorest Americans; 21% think the government shouldn't do so

See the toplines and crosstabs for the June 5 - 8, 2026 Economist/YouGov Poll

Methodology: The poll was conducted among 1,568 U.S. adult citizens. Respondents were selected from YouGov’s opt-in panel to be representative of U.S. adult citizens. A random sample (stratified by gender, age, race, education, geographic region, and voter registration) was selected from the 2019 American Community Survey. The sample was weighted according to gender, age, race, education, geographic region, 2024 presidential vote, 2020 election turnout and presidential vote, baseline party identification, and current voter registration status. 2024 presidential vote, at time of weighting, was estimated to be 48% Harris and 50% Trump. Demographic weighting targets come from the 2019 American Community Survey. Baseline party identification is the respondent’s most recent answer given around November 8, 2024, and is weighted to the estimated distribution at that time (31% Democratic, 33% Republican). The margin of error for the overall sample is approximately 3.5%.

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